Here
are five of the most promising browser apps to use with your Android smartphone
or tablet.
Hello
readers..In choosing a browser for your phone, you have to take into account
the more tenuous data connection, the smaller screen, and the kinds of tasks
that you need or want to do on your handset. Here's a look at some of the most
popular Android browsers, to help you decide which one is right for you.
Note:
Though third-party browsers are available for iOS as well as for Android, Apple
doesn't allow such tools to replace the built-in Safari browser altogether. For
that reason, we've chosen to focus on Android browsers here. (For a detailed
appraisal desktop and laptop browser options, see "Which Browser Should
You Use?" For tricks, tweaks, and add-ons to improve the performance of
your Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari browser, see "21 Ways
to Buff Up Your Browser.")
Dolphin
Browser HD
If
you're an RSS fiend, Dolphin Browser HD may become your new best friend.
Dolphin lets you create a webzine from popular websites' RSS feeds, presenting
simplified versions of Web pages with much of the clutter removed to make them
easier to read. Though Dolphin can't transform every website into a webzine,
it's a handy tool for people who read extensively on the Web. Dolphin also
supports tabbed browsing and gesture commands, enabling you to issue specific
instructions to your mobile device by drawing shapes on the touch screen. You
can draw a circle to reload the page, for example, or you can draw an F to instruct
the browser to load Facebook.
Firefox
for Android
Like
its desktop counterpart, Firefox for Android is all about the add-ons, which,
for the mobile version, include URL Fixer (for correcting common typos in URLs)
and Reading List (for saving Web pages to read offline). Firefox for Android is
an excellent choice for users who want to tweak and tune their browsers, and
add their own personal touches. Unfortunately, the browser can be a bit slow to
start up, and it consumes a lot of RAM--a potential problem if you have an
older or underpowered Android phone. Firefox for Android also supports tabbed
browsing, and you can sync between the mobile app and Firefox on your desktop,
to pick up on one device right where you left off on the other.
Opera
Mobile and Opera Mini
Opera
has two mobile browsers: the full-size (12MB) Opera Mobile, and the smaller
(767KB) Opera Mini. Opera Mini sends your page requests to a server, which
compresses the pages before transmitting them to your device, making this
space-saving browser much faster than Opera Mobile. For its part, Opera Mobile
does a better job than Opera Mini of rendering pages so that they look the way
they would on your desktop. Opera browsers don't support add-ons, but both of
these Opera apps do let you sync your mobile bookmarks with the desktop version
of Opera, and both of them permit tabbed browsing.
Chrome
for Android Beta
If
you have an Android smartphone that runs Ice Cream Sandwich, Chrome for Android
might be a good choice. Mobile Chrome supports tabbed browsing, but it doesn't
support Flash plug-ins at all. Instead, you'll find some advanced HTML 5
features, plus synchronization with your desktop browser's bookmarks and
settings. Although Chrome for Android doesn't offer extensions yet, it
probably will support additional capabilities in the future.
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